Nose guard for draft animals



March 18 1924. 1,487,147

F. A. COUGHLIN NOSE GUARD FOR DRAFT ANIMALS Filed Feb; 2a, 1925 wr'russs:

; 7 F91 Cbu M77 ATTORNEY ?atented Mar. 18, 1924.. i v

FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN, OF BURNS'IAD, NORTH DAKOTA.

NOSE GUARD FOR DRAFT ANIMALS.

Application filed February 28, 1923. Serial No. 621,902.

To all whom it may concern: series of apertures 3 which form air in- Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN, lets to the mouth and nostrils of the animal.

a citizen of the United States, residing at The guard 1, at the center thereof has its Burnstad, in the county of Logan and State side edges upturned and provided with exof North Dakota, have invented new and tensions 4c centrally slotted to receive thereuseful Improvements in Nose Guards for through barrels 5 on one end of metal wings Draft Animals, of which the following is a 6. The wings are substantially V-shaped in specification. plan, and the barrel ends thereof hingedly My present invention has reference to harassociate the same with the body 1. The 1 ness attachments and aims to provide a nose wings 6 have riveted or otherwise secured guard which may be removably secured to thereto straps 7 provided with buckles, and the animals bridle to protect said animal inthe loops which are provided at the from the annoyance of flies or other insects. buckled ends of the straps there are received A further object is to produce a device of the eyes of snap hooks 8, which removably 15 this character which is swingably supported engage eyes 9 attached to the bit straps of beneath the mouth and nostrils of a draft the bridle. animal in a manner such as not to interfere My improvement is of an extremely simple with the convenience of the animal, and construction which may be cheaply manufacwhich serves as an efficient guard or protured and marketed. The device does not 20 tector to ward of? insects which light on the interfere with the free breathing of the anilips and in the nostrilsrof the animal. mal and may be readily detached from the To the attainment of the foregoing, referbridle (by releasing the snaps 8 from the ence is to be had to the drawing which 'acrings 9) during the animals feeding time or companies and which forms part of this apwhen not desired for use. When removed 2a plication. from the bridle, the wings 6, together with In the drawing the elements carried thereby may be folded Figure 1 is a view illustrating the appliover the body of the guard so that the device cation of the improvement. will occupy small space when not in use.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the improve Having described the invention, 1

ment detached. claim r l I Figure 3 1s a sectional v1ew on the line A nose guard for draft animals comprls- 3 of Figure 2. ing a body rectangular 1n shape and shghtly The body 1 of 111 1111 roved uard is conrounded lnwardl both lou 'itudinall and .3 a t 1 b a strucred from a single sheet of suitable transversely, said body being provlded with 35 metal rectan ular 1n sha )e and 1s Sll lltl rolled ed 'es o )OSltGlV dis osed u turned rounded inwardly both longitudinally and slotted extensions on the side edges of the 30 transversely. The ends and the side edges body, triangular shaped wings having barof the guard 1 are rolled as at 2 not only to rels received in said slots to secure the wings reinforce the plate from which the guard in hinged relation to the body and attach- 40 is formed but also to protect the animal from ing straps connected to said Wings opposite injury. The rolled ends are really in the said barrels. 5 nature of lips, being of a greater cross sec- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. tional diameter than the rolled side edges. i

The guard 1 is centrally provided with a FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN. 

